Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-08

far that in Elkhorn there is rumor that
had withdrawn from the ticket.
AL taeso rumors and intimatons are false.
l am citizen of the United States; | am
thirty-threc years OF age and came TO Doug
las county with my parents when nine years
of age, and with the exception of about
four years have been here ever since. My
father was soldier in the union army dur
ing the war, and the law says that this is
equivalent TO the first papers. In October,
1867, he took out his second papers. Az that
time | was thirteen years of age. This, as
any lawyer knows, made me citizen.
II is true that recently the registrars Of tho
Fifth ward refused to register my fathers
name because he did not have his final papers
with him; just as they did and intended to do
all over the city with other legal voters, some
of the oldest voters of the city were thus
refused.
If MIR. Mercer is acquainted with the law,
he knows | am a legal citizen of the United
States. But even if was not, and he had
studied law instead of fpolitics, nc would know
that the thing for him to do was to keep quiet
about this affair, if it was true, until after
the election and then all votes being cast for
me being void, and all those cast FOR him
being valid, he would be elected even though
/ had received n majority.
But he has examined the records, and sub
mitted them to u LAWYER That lawyer told
him he had no case, so he came to the con-
clusion to make a campaign lie out of it, and
is now peddling it through the county.
Respectfully, G.. w. SHIELDS.
Mercer or Shields?
To the Editor of the BEE: Tho import
ance of the Office of county Judge and the prime
necessity of filing il with one who has enjoyed
alegal training and had practical experience
in the conduct of litigation In our courts must
notbe lost sight of by the voters of this county.
The county court is one having jurisdiction
up TO 81 900. 1t has exclusive jurisdiction in
all matters pertaining to the administration
OF decedants' estates; ., also In
the guardianship of all minors
in the condemnation of all
lands taken for railroad purposes This pre-
Sents the direct question, which of the two
candidates, Dave Mercer or George Shields,
is the more worthy of support at the polls!
/. Mercer has been in the county about one
year; has never had any kind Of q law suit in
any court in the county; has never practiced
before the court to the bench of which he
aspres.
George w. Shields has lived here from
boyhood, has acquired an cnviable reputation
as careful, prudent, honest and capable
lawyer, fully equipped TO perform with honor
to himself and the community the duties OF
the Office.
9. Mercer is q republican who emcgrated
here from the shades of Nemaha county for
the sole purpose of assisting Church Howe to
get into congress and too look after Howe's
political interests in the county. Mercer is a
politician who has bankrupted himself by
political pledges to a number Of sO-called
lawyers who have had no more experience
than he has. These pledges will be paid
off at the expense Of the
widows and orphans who are compelled
to enter his court to probate their little es-
tates. The railroads are for Mercer because
as county Judge he appoints the appraisers
to condemn the lands which the rail
roads want-as cheap as possible.
Shields has always been tho friend Of the
poor mamie knows what it is. The only
time 7he ever run for Office the railroads
fought him because he would not not be with
them in the legislature, for which he was
candidate You who want the law main-
tanned and honestly administered will make
no mistake by voting for Shields, but beware
of Mercer.
EEpI,pIIc TAXpAYER